More new immigrants, refugees and their families living in Quesnel will have access to a free English-language tutoring program, thanks to new funding of $7,500.

More new immigrants, refugees and their families living in Nanaimo will have access to a free English-language tutoring program thanks to new funding of $7,162.

More new immigrants, refugees and their families living in Fort Nelson will have access to a free English-language tutoring program, thanks to new funding of $8,000.

Minister of Education George Abbott issued a statement on Bill 22.

New capital funding announced as part of Budget 2012-13 will allow an expanded zone office and new provincial wildfire training centre to be built in Merritt.

Government introduced Bill 22 today, the Education Improvement Act, that suspends the teachers' strike action and sets a "cooling off" period, appoints a mediator to facilitate bargaining, and implements a new $165-million Learning Improvement Fund and other enhancements to K-12 education.

The BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified another set of two-year collective agreements for support staff in seven school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate.

Sometimes it takes an entire community to make a difference. That's the approach being taken to prevent risky youth behaviour in Williams Lake and Anahim Lake, two of only 500 communities across the globe taking part in the Communities That Care program (CTC).